Textile spinner and twister



F. Q. NEREER TEXTILE SPNNER AND TWISTER Filed Nov. l, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 SIM/vanto@ jan. i2 1926o F. C. VVEFR TEXTILE summa AND Twls'rn Filed Nov. 1, 1924 2 Smets-Sheet 2 @ttor mm Pawnee 12, 1926.

" :man e. Wannen., or. KINGSTON, rENNsYLvANpIL 'listenin Paraisrry bruce..

' TEXTILE SPINNER AND TWISTER.

Application filed November 1, 1924.` Serial. No. 747,320.

To alZ whom it may comm:

Be ittknown that I, FRED C. Wannen, a citizen of the .United States, residing at Kingsto in the county of -Luzerne and n State of lennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Textile Spinner and Twister, of which the following isaspecication. a

This invention relates to textile machinery, and has means whereby a single thread may be spun or whereby a multiplicit .of threads may be simultaneously double and twisted.

4The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of apparatus, whereby a single revolution of the flier Will occasion a double number of spins or' twists in the thread.

This feature has heretofore been attempted, but the results have been invariably unsuccessful. This is `mainly due to the fact that the thread bobbin or spool is disposed in end to end relation with the spindle and in slightly offset relation thereto. During the operation of spinners or tu isters of' this nature, the, bobbin will absolutely rotate with the spindle after the same has reached great speed and the results intended will not be accomplished. Attempts have been made fo prevent the rotation of the bobbins with the spindles by the disposition of magnets adjacent the bobbins. This is an expensive proposition and the results intended have not. been resultant. .y

It is therefore, :in additional object of the present invention. to so dispose the bobbin witli respect to the spindle that all liability of the bobbin rotating with the spindle will he overcome. This object is accomplished bythe disposition of the spindle in a substantially horizontal manner, and then suspending the bobbin directly from the spindle, in such a manner that the weight of the bobbin will negative any liability of the same rotating about the spindle, 'during operation of the ap aratus.

This object is urther accomplished by 4constructing a bobbin supporting saddle, 'in

such a manner that the spindle engaging surface of the saddle spindle engaging element contacts the spindle Atangentiallyin more articular reference to a.A

than one plane, thereby minimizing friction would otherwiseexist between the spindle and saddle during the operation of the spindle.

.A urtherand important object iste provide a simple, but efficient form of saddle, whereby the bobbin may be readily attached to or removed from the spindle during the 4by reduction in the arca of contact, that 'it i rotation thereof and whereby a minimum amount of friction will revail between the spindle and saddle during rotation of the device.v

In addition to the foregoing ob'ects,.a further beneficial result is provided, y supporting the bobbin beneath a. substantially horizontal spindle. In the form of apparatus to which my invention relates, a great' amount of space is'required by the end to endrelation of the bobbin and spindle. In

my devicebut small compass is required, in the supporting of the bobbin from the spindle.

With the foregoin land other objects in view, as the nature o the invention will be better understood, the same comprises the novel simple and practical form, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more full described, shown in the accompanying dli'awings and claimed'.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of the preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front end elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a detail fragmentary' section, taken substantiallyl upon the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 isa front end elevation, showing a pair of bobbins supported upon the spindle, for use in the doubling and twisting of pair of threads.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective of a double-sad ille that constitutes an essential part of the present invention.

Figure' is a side elevation of the device, the bobbin being supported in substantially horizontal relation with respect .to the spindle, and

Figure 7 is 4a perspective of the saddle employed in supporting the bobbin in substantially horizontal relation.

In the draw-ings, I have disclosed but a single spindle and its associated bobbln or bobbins. However, it is to he understood that 'a' batteryof spindles are 'to be em- 'ployeh for providing, to( ether with suit- -able power means, a comp secured to one of the usual frame bars of. a

spinning or. twisting machine. This spindle is supported'in a substantiallv horizontal manner-,andvisequ'ipped with 'the usual belt pulley 7..

At the -forward end of the spindle there is formed a pair of spaced annular grooves 8-8 for a' urpose hereinafter to be more' fully descri d. Associated with the forward end .of the spindle is a bobbin suporting 'saddle 'designated generally 9. his saddle may be vconstructed from a single strand of wire preerably of circular shape incross section, that is so bent upon itse f as to p'rovide a'n arm portion 10, an upwardly bent'right angular portion 1l, and a pair of outwardl converging fingers 12-12,the endsof which are hooked, as at 18-f13 for'engagement in the channel portions of said spindle and this only upon a `relatively small rtion of the circumferential area thereo as more clearly shown in Figures '1 and 2. The bobbin A is disposed upon the arm 10' either before or after the saddle is positioned upon the spindle 5. The rovisionof the pair of hooks in engagement with the spindle, at spaced points,

negatives any liability of horizontal swinging movement, of the bobbin, during rotation of the spindle. The weight of the saddle and bobbin absolutely prevents the rotation of the bobbin around or with the spindle due tothe saddle contacting the .spindle at but a small portion of its circumferential area. By a careful review of Figure 3, it will be noted that the spindle engaging hooks of the bobbin saddle contact with the spindle tangentially in planes parallel with and at right angles to the longitudinal plane of the spindle. This contact is, in reality a knife' edge contactbetween the saddle hook and the spindle or a ball pintrcontact between the elements for obviously minimizing 'friction between the hooks and spindle during the rot'tion of the same which results in the propere suspension of the bobbins during rotation ofthe spindle and their consequent non-rotation during high speed of the spindle, which is a feature in devices of this character not heretofore.

obta inedI lligidly associated with the spindle. at'ra point adlacent the bearingV 6 .is a 'double .aspad Parallelfarfaprtion 24, thpis' proflier 14, preferably consisting t a single length of line wire that may` be vpassed through and secured within an" opening of the spindle. This flier includes an elongated arm 15, upon each side of the spindle 5, and a short horizontal portion 16,' at the end of each arm, the same being so bent as to provide a' pair of spa-ced thread receiving eyesl-l?. y H,

The spindle is formed with a longitudinal bore 18, and a pair of outlet passages 19. In'

use, after the bobbin` has been Asupported upon the spindle, the thread' is passed into tion ofthe spindle v5, the thread wlll be spun between the flier and the bobbin and also between the flier and the 'drawing and spoolingv mechanism for thereby accomplishing ',thebore and then drawn out through either two spins of the thread atleach revolution l of the flier. 4

The provision of the double armed flier overcomes any vibration of the spindle,"and thereby lessens the liability of wobbling movement in the bobbin an jumping from the spindle or rotating t ere- With. However a single flier may e em- Ployed if desired. f Y' v In Figure 4, Ihave shown a pair of bobbins designated respectixzely B and B', supported perpendicularly with-.respect to the spindle 5. In this instant-. `either one or two bobbins may be associated with the spindle, for spinning a single thread, or for s inning and twisting a pair of threads. n this instance, a saddle 9 is provided, which may also be constructed from a single piece of wire, so bent as to provide a-pair of vertical arms 20-20, interconnected at their lower ends by@ cross bar 21, which is provided with a pair of vertical and outwardly conits conse uent i los' llO

verging fingers that are hooked, at their upper ends, as at 22, whereby vthis saddle may be also conveniently disposed, upon the spindle, as clearly shown in Figure 4. In

this instance also, the threads from the bob-V bins are properly injected intothe bore of the spindle, and then drawn outwardly through either opening and passed to the proper-flier.

.In Figure 6, the bobbin A is supported in substantially horizontal relation to thc spindle 5". vThe bobbin in this instance is, however,`at a slight inclination with respect to the spindle, for preventing the disengagcment of the same from the saddle9 provided in" this insta-nce. This saddle is clearly shown in Figure 7, and may also `be formed of a single length "of wire, so bent; as to provide a bobbin receiving arm 23,"anl

i vengaged beneath the spindles when disposed thereon. This feature is provided inl order.

that theends of the hooks will strike the spindles and Hprevent accident-al displacement of the bobbins, should the saddles, for

v any reason, tend to *rise vertically upon the l lfor maintaining spindles.

From the foregoing description, when consideredin conjunction with the accompanying drawing, it will be at once apparent, to those skilled in the tentile art, that I have provided a highly. novel *and eicient form of spinner and twister, and one wherein the bobbin or bobbins will be absolutely prevented from rotating with or around thc spindle, during the operation ofthe. device, and wherein a double amount of 4spins or twists will be occasioned, during the rotation of the dier.

In addition tol this, 'the relationfof' the bobbin or bobbins with respectto-thespindle will greatlyreduce the size 'of the complete machine, which is a decided advantage. "I" Even though I have shown and described, the .preferred .embodiments of the present invention, I do not wish 'to be limited to the disclosure, in so y of the invention, certain changes or-modifications may be made, without' departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Having thus 'described' lmy invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In aA-device of a substantiallyhorizontally disposed spindie, a bobbin, a bobbin supporting lation with respect to the spindle having a member hooked at one end for quick detachable engagement with the upper surface of the spindle, and a flier operable byf-the s in-` dle.

l 2. In a device of the character descri l a substantially horizontal spindle,`s bobbin, a saddle for suspending the bobbin from the spindle which has a pair of members for quick detachable engagement with the spindle at spaced points thereon, y: -whereby the bobbin may be suspended from the spindlel -and a flier operable by the spindle.

In a device of the character described, a horizontal spindle, a bobbin, a` bobbin supporting saddle 'for maintaining the bobbin in suspended relation with respect'to the spindle having means for engagement npon only the top side of th'e spindle, said spindle bein formed with means for preventing the lon far as in the futurepracticethe character described,

saddle. the bobbin in suspendedre-- .ing

iidinal movement 'of-#the saddle therev j spindle so constructed that the end 4. In a device of the character described. a hollow-As indle having points of thread ingress an egress, a bobbm, a spindle, en? gaging saddle having means whereb f bobbin is retainedin- Asuspended reiiitio'n withrespect to the spindle, 'and a flier se'- cured to thespindle rearwardly of the pointthe spindle at its forward end without intermediate guide means and -a flier operable by the indie. f

, 7. n avdevice of the character described, a horizontal spindle, a pair ofl bobbins, means for supporting the ded relation with respect to the spindle 1n a substantially vertical manner, and a ilier1 operable bythe spindle.

`8. In a device of the character described, a spindle, a pair of bobbins between which the spindle isada'pted to extend, means for supporting the bobbins in sus tion with respect to the-spin e in a subvstantially vertical manner, and 'a flier .operable b the spindle. i

9. i a device of the character described, a single length hollow. spindle, a bobbin,

for supporting the bonded relation with res to the spindle :in'such -lt'mlmllerthat t e inlet end of the 'spindle will be' intermediate the heads ot the bobbins whereby the thread may be fed yinto the 'spindle l. without intermediate guide means, and a flier operable by the spindle.

10. In a device of the'character described, a spindle, a bobbin, a saddle for supporting the bobbm in suspended relation with respent to the spindle, and means for prevent- (ne the accidental displacement of the sad- 'thespindle 11'. In a device yor the class described, a spindle, a bobbin. a saddle for detachably receiving the bobbin. cooperating construction between the saddle and the spindle whereby the saddle may be associated in suspended relation with respect to the spindle and removed therefrom in a rapid manner, said construction of the spindle and i bobbins, in susnded relai bobbin in suslil() from the spindle and ailier operable by 1 15 delivexfybobbn at each revolution of spindlafy y I 13. Ini a; devcefof the 'class described, a

= spindle, a bobbin, a saddle for' supporting Lses S31 tachmht means tor Contact with th slpndle.

in4 tanggptal relation `in morefthan one plane. ntestimony whereof I aix my signature.

FRED v c. WERB'ER. 

